Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is being raked over the coals over a myriad of cringeworthy moments during a speech before hundreds of U.S. military leaders.

Hegseth gathered the leaders from around the world for a rare meeting at the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Virginia. What followed was a series of chest puffing, grandstanding declarations touting Hegseth’s dedication to making the military stronger and more masculine.

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Folks on social media are roasting line after line of Hegseth’s speech, which included mocking “fat troops,” warning enemies to “FAFO” (short for f**k around and find out), bragging about his own book, and slamming “woke” policies.

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